Wire-reel.



J. ZIEGLER.

WIRE REEL.

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Patnted Dec. 8, 1908. 2 SHEETS-SHHET 1.

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J. ZIEGLER.

WIRE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7,1908

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH ZIEGLER, OF TRENTON, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-REEL.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ZIEGLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, in the county of Clinton and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

rIhis invention has for its object a simple, durable and eflicient construction of wire reeling and unreeling apparatus designed for use in building, repairing or removing wire fences and capable of being applied to and operated automatically upon any ordinary standard or farm wagon.

The invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved apparatus; Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view; Fig. 11 is a detail side elevation of one of the parts hereinafter referred to; Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the bracket for supporting the guiding rollers; Fig. 7 is a detail view of the tension regulating lever, and; Fig. 8 is a detail side elevationl thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

My improved wire reel embodies a frame comprising longitudinal sills 1 and front and rear cross beams 2 and .3 connected to one or both of the sills by diagonal braces 4:, so as to produce a rigid structure. This frame-work is adapted to be secured to a wagon box by means of hook rods 5, that extend through the frame-work as shown and that are adapted to take underneath the bottom of the wagon box so as to securely clamp the frame-work thereon.

6 designates a transversely extending shaft which is mounted in the frame-work and which is journaled therein near one end in a bearing 7, such end of the shaft projecting beyond the adjacent side sill and being provided with a crank handle 8 by which it may be turned. Near its opposite end the shaft 6 is j ournaled in a bearing 9 of a piv- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led April 7, 1908.

Patented Dec. 8, .1908.

Serial No. 425,736.

oted or rocking shaft support which consists, in addition to said bearing, of two arms 10 that preferably form parts integral with the bearing and that embrace one of the side sills 1, being pivotally connected thereto at their ends by a bolt or the like, as shown. The shaft 6 projects beyond the support which is constituted by the bearing 9 and arms 10, and carries on the outer side of the adjacent side sill l a sheave wheel 11 which is preferably keyed on the shaft and which is formed with a grooved periphery 12 the sides of which taper inwardly and which are designed to embrace and frictionally engage the tire of one of the rear wheels of the vehicle to which the apparatus is applied. A spool or reel proper 13 is mounted loosely upon the end of the shaft 6 beyond the friction wheel 11, said spool in the present instance consisting of parallel side pieces 14 and cross bars 15 secured thereto, the side pieces 14 being provided with openings by which the spool is designed to be slipped over the end of the shaft to turn freely thereon and being detachably held on the end of the shaft by means of a cotter pin or split key 16, as clearly illustrated in the drawings. In order to turn the spool 13, the friction wheel 11 is formed on its outer side with a lug 17 adapted to engage the spool when the wheel is turned upon the rotation of the shaft 6.

In addition to the shaft bearing 9 -and spaced armsl 10 which are pivotally connected to one side sill 1, the movable or pivotally connected shaft support includes a toothed segment 18. A right angle lever 19 is fulcrumed at its elbow on the segment 18 concentric to the row of teeth thereof and carries an operating handle 2O and a handreleased detent 21, the latter being designed for engagement with the teeth of the segment. The lever 19 is formed with an arm 22 which projects forwardly from the fulcrum point of the lever and which is preferably braced to the lever by the web 23. The outer end of this arm 22 is formed with a laterally extending hollow boss 24, the arm being formed with an opening extending therethrough in alinement with the bore of the boss, and a roller 25 is mounted' to turn on the said boss. A hook 26 extends through the opening in the arm 22 and through the hollow boss 211 and is located on the outer side of the arm as shown,'said hook being secured to the upper end of a contractile spring 27. The lower end of this spring is secured to one end of a chain 28, and the other end of said chain is passed around the axle or some other stationary portion of the vehicle as indicated at 29.

From the above description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be understood that the spring 27 exerts a downward pressure upon the arm 22 of the lever 19 and, as the said lever is connected to the shaft support directly by the detent and its engagement with the toothed segment 18, it is clear that a downward pressure will be exerted upon said shaft support so as to cause the wheel 11 to frictionally engage the rim of the subjacent vehicle wheel so that as the vehicle is drawn forwardly, the wheel 11 will be turned and effect the turning of the spool 13 through the instrumentality of the lug 17 projecting from the outer face of the wheel.

In order to increase the tension of the spring and to thereby effect a corresponding increase in the pressure of the wheel 11 against the tire of the vehicle wheel, it is only necessary for the operator to pull backwardly upon the handle 20 of the lever 19, which will manifestly shift the position of the lever relative to the toothed segment 18 of the rocking shaft holder, and stretch the contractile spring 27, the spring being held at the required tension, after adjustment, by the engagement of the detent 21. with the toothed segment 18. At the minimum tension of the spring, it will be understood that the roller 25 rests upon the adjacent side sill 1 of the frame-work, and limits the forward swing of the handle 2O and the consequent relaxation of the spring.

The wire guide of my improved reeling apparatus embodies two vertically disposed rollers 30 that are journaled in spaced relation to each other in a laterally projecting bracket 31, and a third roller 32 which is horizontally disposediand which is located at the rear of the rollers 30 near the lower ends thereof. The roller 32 is journaled in rearwardly extending apertured ears 33 formed on the bracket 31. The bracket 31 is secured to or forms one end of a bar 34 which is mounted to slide laterally on the front of the frame-work and which is moved to the right or to the left as desiredY to properly guide the wire on to the spool 13, by means of a lever 35 which is fulcrumed on a bracket 36 depending from the front cross bar 2 of the frame-work. It is clear that by swinging the lever 35 in one direction or the other, the wire guide may be shifted laterally so as to properly feed the wire to or from the spool.

While I have described the pivoted or rocking shaft support as embodying certain elements, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in this and other parts, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: Y

1. 'A device of the character described, comprising a supporting framework, a shaft, a support for one end of the shaft, said support being pivotallyl connected to ,theframework, a lever fulcrumed on the support and arranged to be held at different relative positions thereon, said lever being provided with a forwardly extending arm a roller journaled on said arm and adapted to bear upon the framework, means for exerting a tension on said arm, a reel mounted on the shaft and a drive wheel also mounted on the shaft and arranged to drive the reel.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a supporting framework, a shaft, a support for one end of the shaft, said support being pivotally connected to the 'framework, a lever fulcrumed on the support and arranged to be held at different relative positions thereon, said support being forked at one end and straddling one of the sills of the framework and provided at its other end with a toothed segment, the lever being provided with a forwardly extending arm and with a detent designed to engage said segment, means for exerting a tension on said arm, a reel mounted upon the shaft, and a drive wheel also mounted on the shaft and arranged to turn the reel.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH ZIEGLER. [Ls] Vitnesses LoUis Gr. Srms, i HENRY HERSTEIN. 

